Tuesday, February 7, 2017
In Narvik, Lizzie Nunnery has written a beautifully harrowing production, produced by Manchester-based theatre company Box of Tricks.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMMonday, January 30, 2017
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is Simon Stephens' charming adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel of the same name. The story of Christopher Boone is one that has touched man…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMSunday, December 25, 2016
With Christmas in full swing, it feels like a good time to look back at the highlights of a busy year for theatre in Manchester. Here are Upstaged Manchester’s theatrical highlights of 201…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFriday, December 23, 2016
The comedian and author, who continues to tour through 2017, celebrates her 40th year in Britain by expressing her love for her adopted land through a series of comedic, satirical anecdotes.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWednesday, December 14, 2016
Thing 1 and Thing 2 had a blast at Winter Wonderland Manchester yesterday evening, as did their parents. Now in its fourth year, this fantastic festive event, housed in the 22,000 sq ft of E…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:30AMTuesday, December 13, 2016
Under Derek Bond’s masterful direction, the musical theatre classic fills the Great Hall – bursting with big Fosse numbers, a superb live band and extraordinary cast – it’s as if Swe…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThursday, December 1, 2016
2017 marks the 30th year anniversary for New Adventures and to celebrate this milestone Sir Matthew Bourne brings the first full-length ballet adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:30AMTuesday, November 22, 2016
I was aware that Sam Wills was a prop comic and I knew that this show would be performed with tape firmly stuck across his mouth. Normally, I would research but a theatre friend had told me …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:21AMSaturday, November 19, 2016
The team at Oldham Coliseum always succeed in delighting their dedicated Northern audience during pantomime season and this year they’re back, and true to form, with Sleeping Beauty.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, October 31, 2016
Other standout performances were that of Neil McDermott and Sophia Nomvete. McDermott played the Chief Weasel, a cunning and cruel Wild Wooder.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:23AMFriday, October 14, 2016
This is a Trap Don’t Go is a student acted and professionally directed performance piece inspired by actual events. It explores disturbing aspects of what has now become everyday life, suc…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:32PMSaturday, October 8, 2016
Little Misfit is a sensational and exciting hour of reflective and at times quite political comedy. Lyons perfectly balances her personal experiences and world issues, making her performance…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:03AMThursday, October 6, 2016
There is no bigger story than a mother being made to give up her baby for adoption and this is exactly the premise of Amanda Whittington’s play, Be My Baby. Set in the so-called swinging s…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:34AMSunday, October 2, 2016
For anybody who is not accustomed to solo shows, I, Myself and Me (created, written and performed by Rachael Young), serves as a delightful introduction to the form, one that is as entertain…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:08AMSaturday, October 1, 2016
The shapeshifting Kathryn Hunter plays each character with such spirited passion and vigour, with no crossover in between, each character is a personality in their own right. Her voices and …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:10PMSaturday, September 17, 2016
2016 marks four hundred years since the death of William Shakespeare and Birmingham Royal Ballet continue their celebration of the world’s most prolific dramatist with Shakespeare Dream Bi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:29AMWednesday, September 7, 2016
Adult themed pantomime My Big Fat Jobseeker’s Wedding is the latest production from Manchester based theatre group Ard Knox. It invites the audience into the life of a stereotypical counci…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:59PMWhether you know the story or not, this production is accessible for all audience members, with its hard-hitting and emotional performances drawing you in from the beginning.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:28AMMonday, September 5, 2016
Since 2008, Walliams has taken the children’s literary world by storm – writing nine children’s books and selling more than 12.5 million copies worldwide. Children (and grown-ups) love…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:30AMTuesday, July 26, 2016
The story follows two adoptive brothers in their last year of secondary school. The narrative is told through a non-linear structure, which allows the audience to learn about the present, wh…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:31AMSaturday, July 23, 2016
The emotional turmoil inherent in the many of the play’s round characters is emphasised through the skilled creative direction of Karl Falconer: a single set compounds the intense feeling …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:59PMThursday, July 21, 2016
Lee Clotworthy’s writing debut, National Killing Day, is a thrilling and fast-paced hour of entertainment. The play follows James, a young man struggling to come to terms with the breakdow…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:30AMWednesday, July 20, 2016
Theatremaker Cathy Shiel’s background in early years teaching really shines through in this delightful and touching new piece of children’s theatre, Cyril the Squirrel. This charming tal…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:42PMThursday, July 14, 2016
Alexander Zeldin’s perception of life on the lowest rung of the employment ladder is precise, darkly comic and painstakingly accurate.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:59AMFriday, July 8, 2016
The wonderful and hilarious Man Booker Prize winner, The Mighty Walzer by Howard Jacobson, bounces into the Royal Exchange in a world premiere stage adaptation by Simon Bent. Bent’s adapta…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:43AMMonday, July 4, 2016
During the last few months we have been bombarded with referendum discourse and despite it being three years since the Iron Lady’s death, her name still manages to find itself firmly woven…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:20AMSunday, July 3, 2016
‘Failed’ actors Jack and Zach returned to Manchester as The Sketch Men, attempting to woo the crowd of the Joshua Brooks with their comical scenarios, accompanied by aspiring comedian Jo…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:08PMSunday, June 26, 2016
The Manchester Fast Fringe festival at the Dancehouse was a visual montage of the best jokes and gags from up and coming comedians due to perform at the festival, all comically led on from o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:44PMBack in the late eighties, I remember my mum taking my brother to the GP because he was so hard to manage – highly intelligent, bursting with questions and the ability to stop a whole shop…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:51AMMonday, June 20, 2016
In Petrification, Zoe Cooper’s dynamic writing boldly explores the strains of family relationships, and how these relationships form who we are. Set in a local pub in the North East, it te…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:35AMThursday, June 16, 2016
“Where were you on June 15th 1996, when the bomb went off?” It’s a question etched into most Mancunians' minds and this year marks the twentieth anniversary of the 1996 Manchester bomb…
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